# Incident 19810711044939I: Beech STC18BEECH, Detroit, MI, July 11, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1981, 00:15 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N355C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355C-2011-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech H-18 (registry code 1151012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH STC18BEECH
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,070 total, 1,502 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81IA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711044939I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DISTRACTED BY APPROACH BOOK DROPPING ON FLOOR ON APPRAOCH. RETRACTED GEAR RETRIEVING BOOK. GEAR UP LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81IA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA075), Jul 11, 1981: Beech 18 (N355C), Detroit, MI, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N355C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990130015799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990130015799I), Jan 30, 1999: Beech H18 (N355C), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-5)A loss of power on the left engine occurred immedatley after take off and the landing gear retracted. The pilot decided to land on remining runway. With…
- [Incident 19940607022869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940607022869I), Jun 7, 1994: Beech H18 (N355C), Norfolk, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed turning off on high speed taxiway on landing. Lost outboard bolt on gear retract extend rod end

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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